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Baptism of Boris I of Bulgaria

Type Event Region Balkan Peninsula Time 864–865

In 864, Bulgarian khan Boris I (later Tsar Boris Michael) was baptized into Christianity, placing the Bulgarian national church under the Patriarch o…

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  1. 864Pliska · BulgariaUnder Byzantine religious pressure Boris I decided to convert, taking the Christian name Michael, and the Bulgarian khanate formally turned to the Christian world.
  2. 864–865Within Bulgaria · BulgariaBoris ordered the destruction of old shrines, the building of churches, and the suppression of noble resistance, establishing Christianity as the state religion; after a brief civil war the religious transformation was completed.

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